ABSTRACT
There is little doubt that the transatlantic relationship is in crisis despite the patching-up work being done on either side of the Atlantic after the Iraq war. Therefore, it is time to re-evaluate US-European relations and to take stock of their current evolution. Such an effort has to take into account, however, that the history of the transatlantic relationship is a history of crises. Compare the crowds marching against George W. Bush, his rhetoric of the “axis of evil,” and the Iraq war with the demonstrations against Ronald Reagan, the talk of “empire of the evil” and the euro-missiles!
